"You Great Big Handsome Marine" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1918 |
Songwriter(s) | Composer:
Harold Dixon Lyricist: Harold Dixon, I. Chapman |
Producer(s) | Dixon-Lane Publishers |
"You Great Big Handsome Marine" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Most sources solely credit Harold Dixon as both the composer and lyricist, as it is listed on the sheet music. [1] [2] [3] Other sources give composer credit to Dixon and lyricist credit to I. Chapman. The song was published by Dixon-Lane Publishers of St. Louis, Missouri. On the cover is a soldier standing at attention. A battleship is behind him, and planes are flying overhead. [4] [5] The song was written for both voice and piano. [2] [4]
The song praises Marines, and even goes as far as calling them, "the Flower of our Nation." The chorus is as follows:
The sheet music can be found at the Library of Congress and Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [6]
"You Great Big Handsome Marine" | |
---|---|
Song | |
Released | 1918 |
Songwriter(s) | Composer:
Harold Dixon Lyricist: Harold Dixon, I. Chapman |
Producer(s) | Dixon-Lane Publishers |
"You Great Big Handsome Marine" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Most sources solely credit Harold Dixon as both the composer and lyricist, as it is listed on the sheet music. [1] [2] [3] Other sources give composer credit to Dixon and lyricist credit to I. Chapman. The song was published by Dixon-Lane Publishers of St. Louis, Missouri. On the cover is a soldier standing at attention. A battleship is behind him, and planes are flying overhead. [4] [5] The song was written for both voice and piano. [2] [4]
The song praises Marines, and even goes as far as calling them, "the Flower of our Nation." The chorus is as follows:
The sheet music can be found at the Library of Congress and Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [6]